Dish-washer.



No. 842,726; PATENTED JAN. 29, 190-7. v. TRIMBLE. DISH WASHER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19,1906.

WITNESSES M M. 'lN-VENTO UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented an. 29, 1907.

- Applicationfiled June 19, 1906. Serial No. 322,369. v

To 11]]- lrhnm. it may concern;

Be it known that I, MiNNA VIRGINIA;

TRIMBLE, a resident of Bellevue, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful 'Improvement in Dish-Washers and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description thereof.

My invention relates to dish-washers, and has special reference to that class of dishwashers wherein the dishes, &c. are placed in a basket of wire or other suitable material which is then placed in 'a pan or other receptacle containing a body of water, so that said basket is immersed and moved in such a manner as to cause currents to flow around the dishes, &c., to cleanse them.

The object of m invention is to provide such a form of a exceedingly chea durable, and economic in construction an will be capable of being operatedin a rapid, efiective, and convenient manner without subjecting the hands-to contact with the-water for cleaning the dishes, &c., as well as one in which the dish-holder can be used for carrying and draining the dishes.

My invention consists, generally stated, in the novel arrangement, construction, and combination of parts, as hereinafter more specifically set forth and described, and particularly ointed out in the claims.

To ena le others skilled in the art to which my invention appfrtains to construct and use my Improve Like symbols of reference herein indicate like parts in each of the figures of the draw- As illustrated in the drawings, 1 represents a basket or holder which is open-topped and made of the concentric wire'hoops or rings 2 which are set horizontally to form the outwardly-flaring sides 3 and bottom 4, which is inclined upwardly from the lower end of the sides 3 and toward the center of the holder. Main supporting-wires 5 extend hol "sh-washer which'will be.

sh-washer, I will describevthe same more fully, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which section of my along and under the rings 2, forming the bottom 4, in order to be connected thereto and are bent at the outer ends of said bottom ortions to form the loops 6 for actin as legs or the holder. From such loops 6 tl ae wires 5'extend inwardly along the rings 2, forming the sides3 of the holder, in order to be connected thereto, and then they are bent around and connected to the uppermost ring 2 on said sides,"while each alternate one of said main wires 5 is also bent above said u per ring to form the loops 7. U-sha ed b or handles 8, formed of wire, are oosely connected to theloo s 7 by means of 100 s 9, formed at each end of the same, and the andle end portions 10 of the bails are of such a length as to extend beyond the center of the other when lyin the holder or when er 1 in order that theycan cross each raised for operating, so that the end portions 10 can be-brought together in order that they can be grasped by one hand.

The inner end of the mainwires 5 are bent upwardly and inwardly, as at 11, in order to form the raised or pyramidal ortion 12 of the holder land are connecte by loops 13 bent thereon to a central 'plate 14. The

plate 14 forms the top of pyramidal portion 12 and from the under side of the same projectsthe pivot-pin 15, which is preferably riveted thereto and has a washer 16 thereon.

Supporting-wires 17 intermediate of the main wires 5 are connected to the innermost ring 2 of the bottom 4 and to the uppermost ring. 2 of the sides3 on the holder. 1 by the 100 s 18, bent onlsaid wires around said rings,

an said wires 17 extend along the rings 2 0f said bottom and sides and are connected thereto in like manner as the wires 5. Shorter supporting-wires 19 extend from the innermost ring 2 of the said bottom 4 along said bottom and sides 3 in like manner as the wires 5 and 17 and are connected to one -and 19 in like manner as the other intermediate rings 2 on said sides between the same and the uppermost ring 2 and-outer ring 2 on the sides 3 and bottom 4, respectively. This ring 2 with the use of the wires 19, will provide for smaller spaces between the rings A metallic receptacle or pan 21, having the usual outwardly-flaring sides 22 and handles 23 thereon, is adapted to confine and hold the holder 1, and its bottom 24 is provided with until the dishes are clean.

the raised or pyramidal portion 25 struck up or bent inward from the same. The top 26 of the pyramidal portion 25 is bent down Within such portion 25 in order to form a seat or socket 27 therein for the pivoting of the holder 1 to said portion, as hereinafter de; scribed.

When it is desired to use my improved dish w'asher, the dishes, &c.,' are placed within the holder 1 and such holder is placed within the pan 21. The pan 21 contains the water for cleansing the dishes in the holder 1, and such holder is set for operating in the pan 21 by lacing the pin 15 on the portion 12 of the ho der within the seat 27 in the portion 25 of the pan,-so that said holdenwill be thus pivoted within said pan, and by grasping the andles 10 of the bails 8 on said holder in one hand in order to bring them together above the holder and pan the holder is oscillated on its pivot-pin 15,within the seat or socket 27 After said dishes are thus cleansed the holder 1, containing the same, is lifted out of the pan 21 and rinsed in a similar manner in a panful of clean water or in any other manner, after which they may be removed-from the holder and set away to drain and dry.

If desired, my improved dish-washer can be used with an ordinary dish-pan or other receptacle, such as is shown at 28 in-Fig. 4, in which case a suitable wire frame 29 is provided, having the pryamidal portion 12 formed thereon'by means of the plate 14',

and from this plate I the radial supporting-- wires 5 can extend to form the bottom 4 and t such portion 12 in like manner as before de scribed. In such casethe outer ends of the wires 5 are provided with""bent portions tions 5" to allow them to be adjusted and come against the sides of the pan to hold the frame in position. The holder 1 containing the dishes to be cleansed isplaced in osition on the frame 29 by its pivot-pin 15 tting in its seat or socket 27- in the portion 12 of said frame, and then the operations for cleansing said dishes are continued as before described. In this construction the frame 29 can be adjusted to enable different sizes of pans to be In the operation of cleansing the,

used by simply bending the ends of the wires 5' to form bent portions 5" so that they will fit against the sides of the particular-sized pan by any personof ordinary intelligence and by one hand, While its construction is such that it can be easily and quickly inserted into and removed from the washer or rinser with its load of dishes. The construction is also of such a form that no cover for the pan is required during the cleansing of the dishes for the centering of the holder or for any other purpose, and owing to thefacility with --which the holder may be handled a great many pieces can be washed and dried in a ver short time, and one holder maybe filled an washed and set aside to rinse and dry while another holder is filled and washed.

The connection between the ringsand supporting-wires may be made in any manner, as by twisting of thin wires around the same and at their joining points, and then such holder dipped in a tinning or galvanizing vat inorder to make a solidlyqconnected holder, or it may be formed of tinned or galvanized wire and suitably connected together.

Various other modifications and changes in the construction and design of the various parts of my improved dish-Washer may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages. WhatI claim as m invention, and desire to secure by Letters atent, is

1. 'In a dish-washer, the combination with a receptacle or pan having a raised socket therein, of a basket within said pan, and

means for removably pivoting said basket within and around said socket and above the bottom of saidbasket.

2. In a dish-washer, the combination with a receptacle or pan having a raised socket portion on the bottom thereof having a seat therein, of a basket within said pan, a raised portion on the bottom of said basket, and a pin on the raised portion of said basket for fitting within said seat to removably pivot said basket.

4." In a dish-washer, thecombination with a receptacle or pan, of a removable frame thereon and provided with a seat therein, a basket within said pan having a raised porwithin said pan, a basket withinsaid pan,

and -means for removably pivoting said basket to said frame above the bottom of the basket.

5. In a dish-washer, the combination with a receptacle or pan, of a removable frame within said pan, a basket within said pan, and means within said basket for removably pivoting the. same to said frame above the bottom of the basket.

6. In a dish-washer, the combination with a receptacle or pan, of a removable frame within said pan, and a basket within said pan having a raised portion thereon for removably pivoting said basket to said frame above the bottom of said basket. 7. In a dish-washer, the combination with a receptacle or pan, of a removable frame within 'said pan having a raised portion thereon, and a basket within said pan having a raised portion thereon for removably pivoting said basket to said frame above the bottom of said basket. 4

8. In a dish-washer, the combination with a receptacle or pan, of a'removable frame within said pan having a raised portion tion on the bottom of the same, and a pin on the raised portion of said basket for fitting within said seat to removably pivot said basket.

9. In a dish-washer, the combination with a receptacle or pan, of a removable frame within said pan, a basket within said pan,

means for removably' pivoting said basket to said frame above the bottom of the basket, and means for adjusting said frame against the sides of said pan.

1 O. In a dish-washer, the combination with a receptacle or pan, of' a removable frame Within said pan having radial spring-supporting wires, a basket Within said pan, means for removably pivoting said basket to said frame above the bottom of the basket, and bent portions on the said wires for adjusting said frame against the sides of said pan.

In testimony whereof I, the said MINNA VIRGINIA TRIMBLE, have hereunto set my hand.

.MINNA VIRGINIA TRIMBLE. 

